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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kai Clooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolek has chosen DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Clooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Wolek. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Clooney misses its intended target.
Wolek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clooney is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wolek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clooney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clooney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Clooney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clooney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clooney with a hook.
Wolek throws a low kick but Clooney moves out of range easily.
Wolek looks to land a left hand but Clooney moved out of range nicely.
Wolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolek walks into a straight right hand from Clooney.
Wolek defending well as Clooney loads up on a big left hand.
Clooney takes a swing at Wolek's ribcage but misses.
Clooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolek moves away.
Wolek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolek lunges at Clooney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clooney's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Clooney as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Clooney misses the target.
Clooney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolek throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Clooney misses.
Clooney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolek.
Clooney lands a nice hook to Wolek's body. Wolek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolek is looking to clinch.
Wolek wants to clinch up but Clooney keeps it at a distance.
Wolek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clooney throws a lazy right hand but Wolek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Wolek blocks the leg kick.
Clooney connects with a body shot.
Wolek lands a glancing blow to the side of Clooney's head.
Clooney throws a lazy right hand but Wolek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clooney throws a lazy right hand but Wolek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clooney.
Despite the aggression on Wolek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clooney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clooney is looking to counter punch.
Clooney throws a combination. Wolek tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Lukasz Wolek has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Wolek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clooney lands a nice looking body kick.
Wolek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clooney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolek doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolek lands a glancing blow to the side of Clooney's head.
Wolek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clooney under the eye.
Wolek slips under a jab.
That kick from Wolek tenderised Clooney's leg. Clooney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clooney scores with a shot to the body.
Wolek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clooney ducks under a wild hook from Wolek.
Clooney slips a jab from Wolek.
Clooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolek moves away.
Wolek misses with a looping right.
Clooney misses with an uppercut.
Wolek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolek staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clooney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wolek in his tracks.
Clooney gets tackled into the cage by Wolek. Wolek maintains the clinch.
Clooney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clooney has a couple of punches blocked by Wolek.
Clooney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolek backwards.
Clooney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clooney tries a body shot but Wolek blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Wolek.
Wolek prevents a body shot from Clooney.
Wolek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clooney backwards.
Clooney misses with some punches.
Clooney misses with a punch to the body.
Wolek misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clooney.
Clooney can't find room to land a body shot as Wolek controls the action.
Clooney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolek struggles to land a body shot inside as Clooney controls his hands.
Clooney tries to work over Wolek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolek lands a hook that snaps the head of Clooney backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clooney struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolek controls his hands.
Wolek scores with a shot to the side of Clooney's head.
Clooney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clooney struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolek controls his hands.
Wolek stalling.
Clooney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clooney blocking some punches.
Clooney tries to work over Wolek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clooney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clooney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clooney backwards.
Clooney blocking some punches.
Clooney tries a body shot but Wolek blocks it.
Clooney tries to throw a body punch but Wolek avoids it by throwing Clooney back against the cage.
Wolek controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clooney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clooney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clooney misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Clooney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Wolek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clooney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wolek lands with a hook. Clooney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wolek just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Wolek - just one landing.
A right-left combo lands from Wolek.
Clooney misses with a hook.
Wolek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clooney.
Clooney ducks under a wild hook from Wolek.
Clooney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clooney misses with a straight left.
Wolek looks to land a left hand but Clooney moved out of range nicely.
Clooney feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Clooney thuds his right hand into Wolek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek jabs Clooney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wolek fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolek misses with a body kick.
Wolek tried to score with a low kick but Clooney checks it.
Wolek lands a body shot.
Wolek lands a jab.
Kai Clooney is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooney throws the left hand but Wolek avoids the punch easily.
Clooney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wolek throws a lazy right hand but Clooney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolek slips a straight right by Clooney.
Clooney backing away here, and Wolek unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wolek throws a jab but it's blocked by Clooney.
Clooney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clooney.
Clooney throws a shot to the body.
Clooney with a jab.
Wolek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clooney defending well as Wolek loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Clooney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clooney throws a hook but Wolek avoids it easily.
Wolek staying out of range there.
Wolek moves into range and clinches up with Clooney.
Clooney struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolek controls his hands.
Clooney lands a body shot.
Wolek blocks a body shot from Clooney.
Wolek throws a head punch that misses.
Clooney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooney tries to work over Wolek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clooney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clooney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Clooney.
Clooney misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Clooney.
Wolek moves away from the strike by Clooney.
Wolek feints a jab promting Clooney to slip. Wolek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clooney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clooney throws an overhand right that lands on Wolek's shoulder, as Wolek tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Clooney.
Wolek tries a quick counter leg kick but Clooney is wise to it.
Clooney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolek.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolek! But no joy.
Clooney tries to score with a low kick but Wolek moves his leg out of the way.
Clooney moves out of range of the strikes.
Clooney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clooney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolek moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Wolek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Clooney.
Clooney half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wolek with a jab.
Clooney with a hook.
Clooney misses the jab.
Nice shot by Wolek.
Wolek lands with a hook. Clooney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wolek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clooney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left lands for Wolek.
Clooney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolek. Wolek obviously looking to wear him down.
Wolek moves out of range as Clooney strikes.
Clooney throws a hook to the side of Wolek's head but Wolek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clooney lunges at Wolek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolek's hand.
Clooney swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Wolek counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clooney throws out a loose jab but Wolek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clooney misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clooney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clooney throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clooney scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Clooney misses.
Clooney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wolek shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clooney eats them both and turns towards Wolek to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clooney looks to land a right hand but Wolek moved out of range.
Clooney looks to throw the jab but Wolek is out of range.
Wolek wants to counter the offense by Clooney and move into the clinch position.
Wolek avoids the body shot from Clooney.
Wolek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Wolek misses its intended target.
Wolek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wolek ducks under a wild hook from Clooney.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolek misses with a straight right.
Clooney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clooney scores with a jab to the head.
Wolek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lukasz Wolek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Wolek's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Clooney connects with a jab.
Clooney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clooney throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolek counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolek misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Clooney misses the target.
Wolek misses with a straight left.
Wolek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clooney has time to react.
Clooney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Clooney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolek lands with an overhand left.
Wolek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clooney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolek.
Clooney blocks a jab.
Kai Clooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clooney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wolek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clooney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clooney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooney throws a shot from downtown. Wolek moves away and avoids it.
Wolek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clooney.
Clooney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolek misses with a looping right.
Wolek misses with a looping left.
Clooney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolek was well out of range. Poor timing from Clooney.
Clooney misses with a low kick.
Wolek tries to land a leg kick but Clooney saw it coming and moves away.
Clooney misses with a low kick.
Clooney throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wolek counter with a right hand.
Clooney misses with a low kick.
Wolek moves away from the strike by Clooney.
Wolek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clooney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clooney lands a head shot.
Wolek throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolek.
It looked like Clooney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolek.
Wolek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clooney.
A jab from Wolek misses.
Clooney scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clooney misses the jab.
Wolek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clooney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clooney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clooney. Wolek does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Wolek.
Jab, jab by Clooney - just one landing.
Wolek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wolek looks to land a right hand but Clooney moved out of range.
Wolek slips a straight right by Clooney.
Wolek ducks under a wild hook from Clooney.
Wolek throws out a counter right but Clooney avoids it with no problem.
Clooney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Wolek misses.
Clooney scores with a jab. Wolek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wolek works the jab nicely.
Clooney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Wolek finds it's target.
Clooney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Wolek.
Wolek looks to land a right hand but Clooney moved out of range.
Wolek just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clooney walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clooney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Wolek. Those never looked like landing.
Wolek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clooney scores with a jab to the body.
Clooney throws a hook but Wolek avoids it easily.
Clooney thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolek clinches up with Clooney and pushes him back against the cage.
Clooney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clooney taking a breather.
Wolek breaks from the clinch.
Clooney slips under a jab.
A left lands for Clooney.
Wolek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Wolek lands.
Wolek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clooney.
Clooney throws a right hand that misses
and Clooney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clooney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Clooney misses.
Clooney misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lukasz Wolek.
I think Wolek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lukasz Wolek!
A victorious Lukasz Wolek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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